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Previously on "The EU isn't working"

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by norrahe View Post
    Decent food would be nice, god only knows how much bad food I've had to endure over here.
    So actually I must have taken you out for one of the best meals you've had in NL?

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  • norrahe
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    That's the exception to the rule and exceptionally good. We just need some decent waiters in straightforward pubs and 'grand cafes'. A few chefs migh be helpful too.
    Decent food would be nice, god only knows how much bad food I've had to endure over here.

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by norrahe View Post
    to de librije?
    That's the exception to the rule and exceptionally good. We just need some decent waiters in straightforward pubs and 'grand cafes'. A few chefs migh be helpful too.

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  • norrahe
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    Send them to Zwolle then we might get decent waiters.
    to de librije?

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by gibbsville View Post
    i think the dutch general consenus is that if you live outside the randstad you may well have more than 5 fingers and take loving your cousin a bit too far

    me i like getting outside the big cities inc den bosch deventer kampen etc you get more of a real picture of NL
    Deventer's a very nice place indeed, just don't tell those chavs in the Randstad because I'd like it to stay that way. Kampen's worthwhile, but rather dull on a Sunday (very religious).

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  • gibbsville
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    i think the dutch general consenus is that if you live outside the randstad you may well have more than 5 fingers and take loving your cousin a bit too far

    me i like getting outside the big cities inc den bosch deventer kampen etc you get more of a real picture of NL

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by gibbsville View Post

    i live in NL den haag and theres loads of spaniolies here
    Send them to Zwolle then we might get decent waiters.

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  • gibbsville
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    theres still money out there but most of its in china and some in bobland

    EU is fubared

    i live in NL den haag and theres loads of spaniolies here

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View Post
    The EU was designed to stop France and Germany from fighting. It is working.

    The Euro was designed to harmonise currencies so that the poorer countries could buy German stuff, so that the German economy could keep exporting. It's working too.

    The poorer countries are now poorer still because the Euro merely covered over the fact that they still couldn't afford it. But fixing that wasn't in the spec.
    Quick! Someone phone Bob!

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  • Ignis Fatuus
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    The EU was designed to stop France and Germany from fighting. It is working.

    The Euro was designed to harmonise currencies so that the poorer countries could buy German stuff, so that the German economy could keep exporting. It's working too.

    The poorer countries are now poorer still because the Euro merely covered over the fact that they still couldn't afford it. But fixing that wasn't in the spec.

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  • The Spartan
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    Yeah I read the article yesterday 4300 from the Genk plant and 1400-1700? from the UK manufacturing in the UK is shot to pieces

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  • Brussels Slumdog
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    Ford moving to Spain

    Ford will be closing its factory in Gent Belgium and moving to Valencia in Spain next year as the Spanish are cheaper. If you are a Multinational then the EU is working but if you are a Belgian or UK car worker then it's not working

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Right now the 'stronger' Euro countries, i.e. Germany and Holland, seem to be OK; it's the weaker countries who are really feeling the pain. Perhaps time to split into Northern and Southern euro.

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    They voted to stay in the Euro. And it will only get worse.
    WHS

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    They will soon be desperate enough to work in the brothels.
    What, nicking jobs from locals?

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